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This is such good advice we had to pass it along. Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced dancer, having good stability and balance enables you to move through your motions more quickly and fluidly. While it looks easy, your base … Continued

The age old question is: “Should I buy new shoes for the recital or try to get by with the ones that are too small?” I guess I have one response that is what you would expect for obvious reasons. … Continued

Recently there have been some new additions in the tap shoe world. Capezio will be releasing their new TapSonic tap shoe in November. I previewed a demonstration of the Tapsonic and it looked and sounded great. Capezio chose to have … Continued

Just as street shoes vary from brand to brand, dance shoes can also vary in even more challenging ways.  In addition to the usual characteristics that cause shoes to fit differently; dancers need to make sure that their shoes will … Continued

Make sure you wash separately.  Zippers on jeans are especially damaging to dance and gym wear. Wash inside out separately in a large volume of cold water on gentle cycle.  Must use a very mild liquid detergent.  Do not use … Continued

Marking Pointe Shoes for Ribbon Placement To begin, put your pointe shoe on the table in front of you so that the toe faces away from you, and the heel is closest to you.  Put two fingers on the center … Continued